Legal pluralism, hydraulic property creation and sustainability: The materialized nature of water rights in user-managed systems

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 11, Issue , 2014, Pages 55-62

  Boelens, Rutgerd ^a,b,c   Vos, Jeroen ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; COLLECTIVE ACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; INVESTMENT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEGAL RIGHTS; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84930684381     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2014.10.001     Document Type: Review

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